The Church is

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The Church is the place of Joy
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• But as for me, I will come into Your house in the
  multitude of Your mercy In fear of You I will
  worship toward Your holy temple (Ps57)
• I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into
  the house of the LORD." (ps1221)
• Even the sparrow has found a home, And the
  swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her
  young--Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King
  and my God. (Ps1223)
• Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into
  His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and
  bless His name. (Ps1004)

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Sonship having been born again, not of
corruptible seed but incorruptible, through
the word of God which lives and abides
forever (1Pet123)
Teachings as newborn babes, desire the pure
milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby (1Pet22)
Sacraments I am the vine, you are the branches.
He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much
fruit for without Me you can do nothing(jn155)
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• Unless the church is your mother, God will never
  be your father. No salvation outside the church (
  St. Ceprianos)
• Where she may lay her young The place where you
  grow your virtues
• The church offers the true milk to her babes, not
  like the other teachings out there. You renter
  longing/striving for spiritual food
• The Sacraments are the bridges to Heaven.
  Sacraments are sources of joy. Baptism (for ex. )
  in the book of Acts was always joined with Joy.
• One needs to be recharged always with sacraments
  to receive and send messages.

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If the church is not your mother, you cannot
claim God as a Father
Church Order Let all things be done decently
and in order (1Cor1440)
Dogma But you, beloved, building yourselves up
on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy
Spirit (Jude20)
History If you do not know, O fairest among
women,         Follow in the footsteps of the
flock, And feed your little goat Beside the
shepherds' tents (Songs 18)
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• Church order follows the order placed by our
  Lord. You cannot enjoy the Church without Order,
  History and Dogma.
• Taxis ( tux) Church order
• Dogma is essential for worship. You cannot make
  your own God and worship Him.
• The Church as a Mother accepts all kinds of
  sinners but will never accept Heretics ( they
  break the church)
• Church History is to treasure your heritage and
  adore the fathers who kept the faith by their
  shed blood.
• Follow in the footsteps of the flock The history
  guides us to follow what was done before to reach
  the same target. Each one of the flock is looking
  after the steps of who preceding you and he is
  following his father..etc.

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Different I have given them Your word and the
world has hated them because they are not of
the world, just as I am not of the world.
(Jn1714)
Rejected the world has hated them
Kingdom Of God
Present I do not pray that You should take them
out of the world, but that You should keep them
from the evil one Jn1715
Has a Message As You sent Me into the world I
also have sent them into the world (Jn1720)
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Church Kingdom of God

• Different We cannot resemble the world
• Rejected Nothing new
• Exists/Present We are asked not to be isolated
• Message As He has a message we aught to have ours

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for so they persecuted the prophets who were
before you. (Matt512)
Councils
Monasticism
Persecutions
Church Fathers
Church History
Preaching
Church Saints
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Church History

• Church Councils Each word you pray with has its
  roots and precious price paid to preserve it
• Persecutions Ambition to be a Martyr
• Preaching The Coptic church lead the world in
  Monasticism, church dogma..etc
• Saints Remembering the lives of saints is a live
  rehearsal of the biblical commands.
• Patriarchs While they are ordinary humans they
  wrote our history and kept our Dogma

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that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in
Me, and I in You that they also may be one in
Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
Head
Fasting Prayer
EXTREMITIES
Love Faith
Preaching Service
World
Church Dogma
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• The Head Christ, we draw His thoughts through
  fasting Prayer. We have the mind of Christ
• Extremities we receive from the Head all the
  thoughts of Christ. We become one Body to the
  Same Head.
• World Then we convey to the others the Head
  thoughts through preaching and loving service

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The house of God, which is the church of the
living God, the pillar and ground of the truth
(1Tim315)
Who is God?
Who is Man?
Church Dogma
What is Life?
What is the Goal?
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Dogma

• We convey Who is God via living experience
  through Liturgical life.
• We also can answer Who is man The second Adam
  the true Creature, who we are all created upon
  His image.
• What is life we are only living the first
  page/chapter of a whole life to come. We are
  informing the world that there is a whole life
  beyond that we are longing for.
• What is your Goal Reach Heaven and take others
  with you, this is The Only GOAL

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And they continued steadfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of
bread, and in prayers. (Acts 242)
Liturgies
Readings
Feasts
Icons
Fasting
Church Order
Hymns
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Church Order

• Liturgies are literally extracted from the book
  of revelation
• Feasts full of Celebrations.
• Fasting The true meaning of fasting is to plan
  cleansing your soul to come our of it brighter.
  Each fasting has its own flavor
• Hymns You can actually feel what the church
  wants to convey to you
• Icons Are windows into the real world saints
  eyes are staring to a different world Heaven
  and to a different person Our Lord.
• Readings Mix of a full and complete perfect meal
  to benefit and grow. A perfect message is conveyed

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The Holy 50 Days
Kiahak
Non- Lords Feasts
Church Celebrations
Lords Feasts
Saints
Minor
Major
St. Mary
Cross
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Celebrations

• 50 days Church has no Mettanias, no fasting
  because we are living these days in Heaven.
• Kiahak while there is fasting but is joined with
  Joy of expecting the Bride

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Daily Morning
Weekly Sundays
Monthly
Annually
Celebrations
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